Poll on the positions of people who identify with the Republican party?

Question

http://www.dailykos.com/statepoll/2010/1/31/US/437

Yes, the Dailykos does have a huge bias, but the company which conducted the poll (Research 2000) is not biased. I imagine the Dailykos posted the poll because some opinions on the majority of people who identify with Republicans may be seen as a little radical.

How do you feel about the poll results? Are they accurate? Do you agree with the views of other Republicans?

39% who identify with the Republican party think Obama should be impeached
63% who identify with the Republican party think Obama is a socialist
36% who identify with the Republican party think Obama wasn't born in the US
24% who identify with the Republican party think Obama wants the terrorists to win
21% who identify with the Republican party think ACORN stole the election
53% who identify with the Republican party think Palin is more qualified than Obama to be president
31% who identify with the Republican party think Obama is a racist who hates white people
23% who identify with the Republican party think their state should secede from the United States
55% who identify with the Republican party think people who are gay should not be allowed in the military
77% who identify with the Republican party think people who are gay should not be allowed to marry
68% who identify with the Republican party think people who are gay should not be allowed to receive the same federal benefits as everyone else (from marriage)
73% who identify with the Republican party think people who are gay should not be allowed to teach in public schools
51% who identify with the Republican party think sex education should not be taught in public schools
77% who identify with the Republican party think Genesis (Creation) should be taught in public schools
31% who identify with the Republican party think contraceptive use (condoms, the pill, etc) should be outlawed
34% who identify with the Republican party think the birth control pill is the same as abortion
76% who identify with the Republican party think abortion is murder
91% who identify with the Republican party support the death penalty

I didn't list all the polling data, feel free to look over the actual poll.

Answer 1

Not that I agree with all of the pole questions but since when is common sense and logic considered radical.



Also from my 52 years of life, having lived in 6 different States, two different countries, visited 43 of 50 states (yes not 57 states) having spoken with and or worked with people from all ideologies and races of life I do not think I am speaking out of ignorance or lack of experience, again i do not agree 100% with everything, but a majority of the questions with a high percent are nothing but good sense, logic and knowledge are not radical and wanting "diversity" for diversities sake. .

Answer 2

Well, I'll just hit line by line...



* Impeached? Gettin' close, but not yet.

* Socialist? Yep.

* Not born in US? Evidence is pretty compelling and warrants scrutiny.

* Wants terrorists to win? He won't use the word, so he appears willing to forgive them.

* ACORN stole election? Don't know about "stole", but they definitely did not follow the rules.

* Palin over Obama? Ehn...wouldn't want either as President, but I do think she would be better.

* Obama racist? Won't say "yes", but it's getting a lot closer to being "yes" with each day.

* Secede? No, fight to return this nation to greatness!

* Gays in military? No opinion on this one really. Doesn't matter.

* Gay marriage? Against the terminology, but all for providing comparable legal rights.

* Gay teachers? Not openly and not in an activist manner. Other than that, sure.

* Sex education? Torn on this one. More information is out there (in schools and out) and it is not benefiting the youth of this nation.

* Public school is not for the teaching of Genesis since that is religious. It belongs in the church.

* Ban contraceptives? That's just insane!

* Abortion is murder? No, but is not right and should be discouraged.

* Death penalty? Oh yeah, light 'em up, baby! Expedite the process!



Some other items I found interesting...



* 68% against simplifying the union-forming process.

* 59% against amnesty for illegal immigrants already in the US. I agree with this one big time.

* 76% state marriage is an equal partnership! A fairly even split on percentages between men and women too! Good question there.

* 86% in favor of women working outside the home. Realistic, and a surprising stat if you follow what liberals say about conservatives.



It was also rather interesting that 89% of the polling group was white, 56% male, the age group of 18-29 was the least represented at 9% and the region of the nation most represented was the 42% from the South.



The Warlock

Answer 3

how do you know research 2000 isn't biased? because the daily kos says so? when you poll, it depends how you phrase your question and you can steer the answer based on the way you phrase the question. i don't put a lot of stock in polls and i really don't rely on a poll done by a company i'm not familiar with or have never heard of. are you familiar with the wilson and zogby polls done immediately after people voted? both polls asked the same questions and obama voters scored far lower than did mccain voters. what conclusions do you draw from that? the questions were multiple choice some only having 2 choices. for example, which party controls congress where you had a 50-50 chance merely by guessing.

Answer 4

1) no because joe biden would be worse

2) yes, what do you call wanting to nationalize heathcare and the govt takeover of gm

3) i dont really think about this much but he sure is putting a lot of money into hiding his actual birth certificate

4) was this poll taken when obama took a really long time to decide weather or not to send more troops to afganistan when generals were saying they needed more

5) i dont think they stole the election but i wouldnt doubt that they influenced it

6) she was governor, he was a senator for just as long as she was a governor

7) he went to reverend wrights church of hate for how many years, you can say he didnt listen for all that time

8) im against this, fix the united states, dont leave it

9) no they shouldnt

10) i dont think they should

11) that depends do you mean tax wise, for the tax breaks i think the tax should just be a flat tax no oh your married you have to pay so much less

12) that depends, do they start talking about their sexuality a lot, if so then no

13) parents should start teaching their kids, and it definatly shouldnt be taught as early as some people want(like 1-6 grade)

14) no, church is for this, and i kinda think this number is flawed

15) no to this

16) no to this

17) yes i think it is murder

18) yes i support it and i think they should go back to firing squad because its cheaper, or use the electric chair run off exercise bikes in the prison because it would be cheaper

Answer 5

I pretty much fall in line with all of them, especially "91% who identify with the Republican party support the death penalty".



I actually used to favor gay marriage and rights but since 2008 when gays saw fit ot overwhelmingly support 'party' over what was best for America I have since become bitter. My personal opinion is that if they can vote for their 'feelings' than so can I.

-currently I'm pizzed and will vote against ANY gay marriage proposal.

SUCK IT.

Answer 6

Do the results have democrat results to compare to? Like the Gay marriage one-it is interesting that states like California and Maine vote down gay marriage even though they are liberal meccas. So are you saying that the issue of Gay marriage is actually opposed by a HUGE margin in the US? Because according to your poll, Gay marriage-which loses in highly liberal states would lose big in balanced states and be trounced in conservative states because of the higher ration of conservatives in those states. Overall your statistics show Americans to be solidly against it.

Answer 7

I think that it has a degree of error, that I agree with some views, and I disagree with some. But I could conduct a poll and frame the questions differently and get a completely different result too.

Answer 8

You, Your Party and Your President are GOING DOWN!!!

Answer 9

Ah jeez,not the Daily Kook again.

Answer 10

It sounds like the ones on here

Answer 11

they give you a choice on those things rep or dem and since they are against obama and hes dem of course they would pick rep



does not mean they are tho



like me I like the rep way better then i do dem but am independent

Answer 12

You have proof 0bama is not a socialist?

Answer 13

that sounds about right